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Kalpesh Baxi has joined regulated industries recruiter Hamlyn Williams as CEO, the company has announced.

Labour minister Rachel Reeves has called today for “the biggest wave of [government] insourcing in a generation”, in delivering a damning critique of outsourcing amid claims of a government “chumocracy” in issuing contracts to party donors and friends.

There are few events that cause our world to be flipped on its head and leave us gasping for breath as we fight to survive in the unexpected deluge. The pandemic in 2020 caused by COVID-19 has been one such for most businesses. At the start of the pandemic, recruiters had to deal with uncertainty on the hiring front, with companies struggling to stay afloat in the downturn. Meanwhile, the job market saw a surge in candidates with an increase in layoffs and lesser job openings.

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The COVID pandemic, subsequently paving the way for complete global lockdown, has brought an unprecedented, rapid change to the employment landscape in 2020. Businesses that were part of industries taking big hits and other SMEs found themselves laying off or furloughing their employees. Most companies were struggling to survive, let alone thrive, amidst this COVID storm and simply aimed to navigate through to the other side on safe shores.

This week’s new launches include: Cybernetic Search, nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, Storm3

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Lorien

This week’s appointments include: Keystream Group, Realm Recruit

Heidrick & Struggles, global provider of executive search and leadership advisory services, has made a number of leadership appointments within the UK and Europe offices.

Recruitment and training group Staffline has delivered “a robust performance” across 2020, in a trading and business update for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) in coalition with four union groups have warned the government that thousands of supply teachers and staff face financial hardship unless the government urgently fixes a gap in furlough support.

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